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PPI Orientation True Motion / Relative Motion Range ARPA Functions (ARPA radar only)
Switching over: Between Head-Up and North-Up: Click on H UP or N UP. True Motion (TM): Radar video is fixed; own ship Step-by-step switch-over Manual target acquisition and automatic target tracking: Click on ACQ TGT, then on target echo
From/to Course-Up: Click on same button with MORE, and select the symbol moves across screen. PPI orientation is North- between 0.25 and 96 NM: (or on several one after another). By clicking on ACQ TGT again, switch off acquisition function of
mode. On switching over to Head-Up, a switch-over to relative motion Up or Course-Up. Trails and vectors are always Move cursor to Range field and cursor.
occurs. displayed true. click on arrow keys. Clicked target-echoes are marked with . When radar recognises such an echo as being a target,
Update in Course-Up Mode: Click on C UP. Relative Motion (RM): Own ship’s position is fixed; Direct switch-over and selec- it is automatically tracked, and is marked as a tracked target with or (fixed target). If radar
radar video moves relative to own ship according to own tion of docking ranges 250 does not recognise echo as target, it is treated as a lost target.
ship’s movement. Trails and vectors can be displayed and 500 m: Click on Range Automatic target acquisition and tracking: If an acquisition/guard zone is switched on, radar
Radar Function On/Off, Interswitch, Master/Slave true or relative. field with MORE, and then click monitors all radar echoes occurring in zone. If radar recognises a radar target, alarm TARGET IN
Switching over: Clicking on TM/RM button causes on range value. AZ or TARGET IN GZ appears, and target is marked with flashing . When this alarm is acknowl-
Switching radar operation on: Click on TX/RX field. Transceiver edged, automatic target tracking begins.
switch-over between TM and RM. If PPI orientation is
field appears; click on it. Antenna begins to rotate and transmit. Switching automatic target acquisition on/off: Automatic target acquisition is switched on/off by
Head-Up, switch-over to TM causes switch-over to
Selecting a transceiver: Click on TX/RX field with MORE. Trans- switching the acquisition / guard zones on/off: Click on AZ/GZ button 1 or 2 L .
North-Up.
ceiver fields appear; click on one of them. If transceiver had already Setting acquisition/guard zones: Distance: Click on outer or inner boundary line of acquisi-
TM Reset: Occurs automatically after TM RESET button
been running, previous master indicator becomes slave indicator.
flashes, or manually by clicking on TM RESET button.
Range Rings, Grid tion/guard zone, and click again at desired distance. Angle: Click on side boundary, and click again
Switching slave indicator to become master indicator: Click on
➥ TM RESET button appears instead of CENTER Switching range rings or grid at desired angle.
TX/RX field, then on MASTER. As a result, previous master indicator on/off: Click on RANGE Loss of target: If a tracked target gets lost within target tracking range of 20 NM, alarm LOST
button A only on switch-over to TM mode.
becomes slave indicator. RINGS/GRID button. TARGET appears and target is marked with (flashing).
Centring/off-centring the display (RM): Centring: Click
Switching indicator into stand-by mode: Click on TX/RX field, Switching over between Deletion of targets: Deleting one target: Click on target with MORE, then click on DELETE
on CENTER. Off-centring: Click on OFF CENT A , then
then on TX OFF. range rings and grid: Click on TARGET. Deleting several targets: Click on ACQ TGT with MORE, then click on DELETE
click on new position in PPI.
RANGE RINGS / GRID button TARGETS. ACQ TGT button becomes DEL TGT button. As long as it is flashing, targets can be
with MORE, then click on deleted by clicking. Finally, click on DEL TGT button. Deleting all targets: Click on ACQ TGT with
Setting the Radar Video RANGE RINGS or GRID. MORE, then click on DELETE ALL TARGETS.
Tuning: Automatic tuning: Click on TUNE field with
MORE, then click on AFC. If there are disturbances,
perform manual tuning if necessary: Click on TUNE field, EPA Functions (EPA radar only)
set tuning display to maximum with trackball, and press Target acquisition: Click on ACG TGT, then on target echo (or several
DO key. one after the other). By clicking again on ACQ TGT, switch off acquisi-
Gain: Click in GAIN field and adjust value so that noise Orientation values tion function of cursor. Clicked target-echoes are marked with .
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in PPI just becomes invisible and no more. on the open sea Manual plotting: After at least 30 seconds, but not later than occur-
Anticlutter Rain and Sea: Automatic: Click on RAIN or A B C D E F rence of alarm PLOT xx NO UPDATE, click on target symbol with
SEA field with MORE, click on AUTO. Manual: Click on Up to sea state 3 - 4, MORE, then click on SET NEXT PLOT and on target echo.
RAIN or SEA field, adjust value. no rain A plot can be cancelled within 30 seconds: Click on target symbol with
Gain 90% - 100%
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Clean Sweep: Switching on/off: Click on CLEAN SWP Sea 20% MORE, then click on DELETE LAST PLOT.
field. Rain 30% Deletion of targets: Same as for ARPA radar.
Changing the mode: Click on CLEAN SWP field with Clean OPEN SEA
IR On
MORE, then click on mode: HARBOUR enlarges Pulse SP
extremely small target-echoes; MEDIUM greatly
enlarges echoes of targets at close range; additionally, Up to sea state 3 - 4,
adaptive Anticlutter Sea, optimised for coastlines; OPEN rain medium to heavy Page 3
SEA: Like MEDIUM, but Anticlutter Sea is optimised for Gain 85% - 95% H
single targets. Sea 20% Collision Avoidance (TCPA, CPA)
Rain 50% - 60% If, for a tracked or manually plotted target with danger computation
Switching Interference Rejection on/off: Click on IR. Clean OPEN SEA Page 3 switched on, the TCPA and CPA values are too low, alarm
Changing the pulse length (on master only): Click on IR On
Pulse SP or LP J DANGEROUS TARGET appears.
SP/LP button.
Doubling/halving the antenna rotation rate (if antenna Switching danger computation on/off: Click on CPA or TCPA field,
Sea state 6 - 9, and click on OFF.
is suitable for this): Click on HSC. with rain Pages 1 + 3
Gain 80% - 90% K Setting limit values for TCPA and CPA: Click on CPA or TCPA field
Briefly suppressing synthetics or video: Press Sea 30% - 50% and set the value.
SYNTH OFF or VIDEO OFF B . Rain 40% - 50%
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Checking radar performance with Performance IR On
Monitor: See Operating Instructions. Pulse LP U
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Target Data Display
Parallel Index Lines (4 independent lines)
Selecting targets for target data display: Click on target symbol.
Switching parallel index line on/off: Click on number of line. Targets selected for target data display are additionally marked
Setting the distance of the line: Click on line in region of least distance from own with .
ship, set the distance, and click again. Switching target data display on/off, switch-over of display: Move
Adjusting the direction: Click on line near compass rose. Adjust direction and cursor into target data display or into system track data displayed there,
click again. click on OTHER button V initially displayed there in miniaturised form
➥ Distance from own ship and direction / opposite direction are displayed as long at top left, then click on 2 Targets for the entire display or 8 Targets for
as line is being operated in PPI. the CPA-TCPA display.
Changing the display of bearing: Clicking on T/R button U causes switch-over T S R Q P N M
between display of north-based direction / opposite direction (T) and directions Content of overall target data display:
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based on ship’s longitudinal axis (R).
1+3 1-3 Range and bearing of target Target label
V
Target speed;
VRM, EBL (2 independent VRM’s and EBL’s respectively) Own Ship and Target Symbols T: Speed over ground / through water
Switching VRM on/off: Click on VRM field. Video Trails R: Speed relative to own ship
Setting the distance of VRM: Click on VRM in PPI, set the distance, and fix it by
clicking again. Switching on/off: Click on fields as
Course;
Switching EBL on/off: Click on EBL field. follows: For vectors, VECTOR field; for
T: Course over ground / through water
Adjusting the EBL bearing: Click on EBL in PPI, set the bearing, and fix it by past plots, PAST POSN field; for trails,
R: Course relative to own ship
clicking again. TRAILS field; for path prediction, PATH
Adjusting the EBL origin: Click on EBL origin, then click on new position for field. For own ship symbol and stern line, Target Label Time to closest point of approach
origin. If necessary, click on right-hand EBL-field and click on FIX ABS for earth- click on MENU, USER SETTINGS, OS Distance of closest point of approach
All targets being tracked or plotted are automati-
fixed origin or FIX REL for origin moving with own ship. Switching off and switching SYMBOL or STERN.
cally provided with a target label.
on cause resetting of origin to your own ship. Setting: Click on field VECTOR, PAST
Switching display of target label on/off for new Time until target crosses own ship’s
➥ Depending on PPI orientation, EBL value is true (T) or relative (R). If DO key POSN, TRAILS or PATH with MORE, and
targets: Click on MENU Q , USER SETTINGS, heading line
is kept pressed over T/R button T , the alternative value is displayed. click on desired value.
TGT LABEL.
Measuring bearing and distance between two objects: Set the origin of EBL1 True/Rel switch-over: For vectors and Distance from point on own ship’s heading line at
Switching a target’s label on/off: Click on target
to object A; switch on VRM1. Distance between EBL1 origin and marker on EBL1 past plots together: Click on T/R button R which the target crosses this line
with MORE, then click on SHOW LABEL.
corresponds to displayed VRM1 value. Click on marker, then click on object B. behind VECTOR or PAST POSN. For
Entering text as target label: Click on target Time since setting of last plot
Same applies to combination EBL2/VRM2. trails: Click on T/R button behind TRAILS.
label (ID) in target data display, and enter text. (EPA radar only)
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Radar Display Mode: Radar in combination with maps
Radar, ARPA, EPA Functions Alarms are displayed in alarm list which opens automatically in
the multidisplay K . Chart Display Mode (possible only if a CHARTPILOT is
on the Radar Family ATLAS 1000 Switching off acoustic signal (if any): Click on horn symbol J connected): Radar in combination with vector charts
or click on ACK in alarm list. Conning Display Mode (possible only on MULTIPILOT and, if
WARNING: Observe safety precautions - see Operating Instructions.
Acknowledging an alarm (if possible): In alarm list, mark alarm configured, on CHARTRADAR): Conning data instead of PPI
by clicking, and click on ACK. Switch-over of Display Mode: Click on MENU Q , then on
Suppressing acoustic signal for particular signals: Click on RADAR, CHART or CONNING.
Switching the Radar On/Off Detailed Info about Operating MENU, USER SETTINGS; switch off BUZZER by clicking; as
Switching on: On indicator, set ON/OFF switch to ON; result, horn symbol gets a cross.
this switches on all installed display electronics units Help Function Switching off display of alarm list: In alarm list, click on HIDE. Map Display
and transceivers. After warm-up phase (approx. 3 Horn symbol remains red, i.e. alarm is still present. Switching display of map on/off: Click on MAP P , VISIBLE.
Switching Help function on/off: Click on MENU Q , USER SETTINGS,
minutes), stand-by mode is achieved. In stand-by Switching-on display of alarm list manually: Click on horn Specifying display of map symbols: Click on MAP, then click on
HELP.
mode, transceiver does not transmit and antenna does symbol. field behind SYMBOLS. During radar observation, select OUTLINE.
not rotate. For switching the radar function on, see
page 2. Brightness / Colour / Degaussing
Switching off: On all indicators, set ON/OFF switch to Multidisplay K
Selecting brightness/colour palette: Click on BRILL button M . By
Chart Display
OFF. As long as one of the switches is ON, the elec- Optional display of an activated Docking, Zoom, Depth or
tronics units of all indicators and transceivers remain clicking on DAY or NIGHT, select colour palette NORMAL DAY or Wind+Set display or of an opened menu (e.g. Trial Manoeuvre or Possible only in Chart Display Mode. All objects displayed must be
switched on. NORMAL NIGHT, or click on button with MORE and select other colour Map Editing menu): present in CHARTPILOT.
palettes. Fine adjustment with brightness and contrast knobs or with Activation for the display: Click on MENU Q , USER All settings after clicking on CHART P :
BRILL, BRILLIANCE/CONTRAST. With BRILL, PPI SETTINGS, bright- SETTINGS, then on DOCKING, ZOOM, DEPTH and/or WIND. Switching the display of User Chart Objects on/off: Click on
General Info about Operating ness of radar video and of groups of synthetics displayed in PPI can be Displaying a different activated display or opened menu: USER CHART OBJECTS.
adjusted separately. Switching area-objects over between area display and contour
➥ This section applies to all equipment items of the Move cursor into Multidisplay, click on OTHER button initially
➥ Making a very dark screen brighter: Simultaneously press DO key displayed there in miniaturised form at top left, then click on display: Click on AREAS FILLED.
ATLAS 1000 radar family. Switch-over of symbol presentation: Click on SYMBOLS field,
and both MORE keys. desired display or menu.
Many display fields on screen also act as buttons or input Manual degaussing: By pressing DEGAUSS key of monitor or clicking then on presentation type.
fields. on BRILL, DEGAUSS, MAN. Display settings: Switching the display of Text Labels on/off: Click on TEXT
Switching auto-degaussing on/off: Click on BRILL, DEGAUSS, AUTO LABELS.
Operating is done by Zoom display: Video trails are displayed in true mode. Briefly making chart objects cover radar video: As long as
(not available on all monitor types).
using trackball to move MORE key... Positioning the display: Click into zoom display, then click on VIDEO ON TOP button is pressed (possible only if AREAS FILLED
Setting auto-degaussing: Click on BRILL, DEGAUSS, then click on
cursor to desired field for left-handed for right-handed desired place in PPI. Moving: Click on zoom frame in PPI, then is switched off)
AUTO with MORE. After clicking on TIME, click on time interval, and after
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and then briefly pressing people people click on new position.
clicking on TURNING click on course change after which auto-degaussing Additionally possible on CHARTRADAR and MULTIPILOT only:
DO key or a MORE key. Display fixed or moving with own ship: In zoom display, set the
DO is to be performed. Switching the display of vector chart on/off: Click on CHART
This procedure, FIX button by clicking on FIX ABS (fixed) or FIX REL (moving with
executed with DO key, is key own ship). Making zoom display move with a target: Click on VISIBLE field.
called clicking in the target with MORE, then click on ZOOM FIXED ON TARGET. Selecting the type of vector chart to be displayed: Click on
Navigation Data button to the right of CHART VISIBLE field, then on type.
following.
All settings affect the entire system. Docking display (possible only for range ≤ 1.5 NM) Specifying which objects of vector chart are to be displayed
Functions needed Positioning the docking position: Moving: Click into circle of
Synchronising the course transfer: Click on compass course D and - Changing the coarse selection: Click on CATEGORY field,
frequently are operated docking position symbol, then click on new position. Rotating:
enter compass course (only for compass with synchro/stepper transfer). then on desired selection.
with DO key, and the Click on docking position symbol outside the circle, rotate, then
- Switching the display of individual object groups on/off:
others – if any – with Selecting a speed sensor: By clicking, select sensor field E then press DO.
Click on VISIBILITY GROUPS, then switch desired object
MORE key. Often, preselect desired sensor. In the multidisplay K , data of preselected Adapting docking display to suit actual stbd/port situation: In
groups on/off by clicking.
clicking with MORE key Trackball sensor appear, and also - for single-axis logs - the set and drift computed docking display, click on STBD/PORT button.
- Resetting object group selection: Click on CATEGORY field,
opens a menu consisting by the system. The latter can be changed after clicking on SET or DRIFT. then on button marked with . . . (DEF).
Wind + Set Display
of several buttons, one of which has to be clicked. Clicking on SELECT selects preselected sensor. Switching wind display to true/relative: In wind + set display,
As soon as cursor is situated on a field that can be oper- If sensor can deliver WT and BT data at same time, specify Bottom click on T/R button.
ated, cursor shape becomes a hand and field gets a thin, Track / Water Track priority: Click on sensor field E , then click on Displaying wind speed in kt or m/s: In wind + set display, click
sensor. If priority is to be given to WT data, colour the WT field behind on numerical field of wind speed.
CONNING Display
black frame. If Help function is switched on, function of
DO key and (if applicable) of MORE key is displayed in PRIO in Multidisplay K by clicking; otherwise, colour the BT field. Possible only on MULTIPILOT and - if configured - on CHAR-
Quick Info Box S (see page 2). Inputting the speed manually: Select MAN as speed sensor, and enter TRADAR; in Conning Display Mode only:
There are two MORE keys with identical functions to values in the multidisplay. Cursor Data Selecting (left-hand) individual displays: With OTHER button of
allow easy operation by both right-handed and left-handed Reference Target Tracking: Defining reference targets: Click on a fixed display concerned (for OTHER button, see Multidisplay).
If cursor is situated in PPI, then instead of position data H , the
persons: With ball of thumb supported, operate trackball target with MORE, then click on SELECT REFERENCE TARGET. If Switch-over between Harbour Mode and Open Sea Mode: Click
geogr. position of cursor as well as bearing and range of cursor
with thumb, DO key with index finger, and a MORE key possible, repeat the process for other fixed targets. Reference Target on OPEN SEA or HARBOUR field.
position are displayed; also, time to go (TTG) to this position and
with middle finger. Tracking is switched on by selecting the speed sensor REF TGT. Meaning of the displays: See Operating Instructions.
estimated time of arrival at cursor position (ETA) are displayed in
Fields with low-contrast text cannot be operated at Selecting a position sensor: By clicking, select sensor field F then Quick Info Box S .
present. preselect desired sensor. Check data of preselected sensor appearing in ➥ If there is no operating action for more than 30 seconds,
the multidisplay K . The preselected sensor is selected by clicking on cursor goes to a neutral position below ACQ TGT field C .
Buttons which only switch functions on/off are green SELECT. Trial manoeuvre in true display mode:
when function is switched on. Determining position by dead reckoning: Select the position sensor Check by variation of the TIME input
When a function requiring an input in PPI is switched on EP. If necessary, correct the position values before clicking on SELECT. Trial Manoeuvre Course that is set with
(e.g. ACQ TGT, OFF CENT, ADJUST), corresponding Specifying the use of GPS mode: Click on MENU, USER SETTINGS. CSE
Switching-on display of trial manoeuvre: Click on MENU Q ,
button flashes in yellow . If function DGPS ONLY is switched on, GPS data of a DGPS receiver are Trial manoeuvre line
UTILITIES, TRIAL MANOEUVRE. Trial manoeuvre menu
not evaluated if Differential Mode is not available.
appears in the multidisplay K . Present
When an input field is clicked, a virtual keyboard Position error correction: If map symbols do not coincide with their
Switching over between relative and true display: In trial target positions
appears. After input or changing of value or text, entering radar videos: Click on ADJUST. In PPI, click on a map symbol, and then
manoeuvre menu, click on TRUE/REL button.
is performed by clicking on OK situated in virtual on corresponding radar video. LAT/LON values of correction are Radius that is set with
Setting the trial manoeuvre: Click on CSE field in trial
keyboard.. displayed behind ADJUST. RAD
manoeuvre menu then enter course, click on DELAY field then
2 1 Cancelling the position error correction: With MORE, click on
Operating the sliding controllers enter manoeuvre instant, click on SPD field then enter speed. In
ADJUST; then click on RESET ADJUST.
(e.g. GAIN): Click on sliding GAIN 27 % true display mode, click on RAD field then additionally set the The present own
controller 1 , adjust value with track- 3
radius; after clicking on TIME field, check trial manoeuvre by position
ball 2 , and press DO key 3 . Quick Info Box S Display depends on cursor position: changing the observation instant.
Switching off display of trial manoeuvre: In trial manoeuvre Positions after the time
With optional radar function keyboard, the most frequent Cursor in PPI: Cursor data. menu, click on CLOSE button. entered at TIME
operating procedures can alternatively be performed by Cursor not in PPI: Stopwatch (see Operating Instructions), date, time,
simple pressing of keys - see Operating Instructions. and zone time. Distance up until the trial manoeuvre,
Cursor situated over field which can be operated, and Help function as selected with DELAY
A deactivated trackball can be activated by pressing the Displaying tracks, defining the System Track: Click on
switched on: Function of DO and MORE keys.
DO key for three seconds. TRACK N ; for continuation see Brief Operating Instructions
Inputting the zone time: Click on ZT field, input the value.
"Track Keeping Functions" or Operating Instructions.
Editing tracks and map, version check, self-test etc.: See
Operating Instructions. Functions are not available on RADARPILOT
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